Elser Family Blog

We trimmed the tree this week! The kids are really getting into it.

Not sure what these guys are up to but it looks like no good.

Kathi chaperoned Hannah’s class to the zoo in Columbia. Hannah said they had a great time. Kathi said that some of the teachers were teasing her because Kathi was actually having the kids take the notes and answer the questions that the parent chaperone’s are supposed to have them do. (Implying that most parents don’t do it?)

Nice lion shot.

While I worked on the rental house (its getting old quickly) Kathi took the kids to the science center in Augusta.

silly pictures that are mandatory.

Here is one I titled “Many Rockwells”

Here is some news. Hannah was invited to join the Gifted and Talented (GT) program at her school. Hopefully she will get something out of the extra work. perhaps will do better in a couple of her classes? (like reading?? doh.)

Melinda made this for her mom.. Its a chair. It was her idea, and she even nailed in the nails. (I helped) pretty neat, i would say.

Hannah admiring her new collection of box car children books from her Godfather David. Numbers 1 through 41 with a couple specials mixed in. Hannah thought that the fact they were early editions (with the “now in paperback” sticker in the front of some of them) was pretty cool.

She had them spread on her bed like this for two days, while she slept on the floor. (Until her mom told her to get back into bed 🙂 ) (Notice she is on book #3)
Annemarie is next in line to receive these.. anyone else want to sign up for the “box car children book club”?

OK, this was one of my receipts for gas along the way to Indiana. Now here is the problem… the price is a constant, and the amount IN DOLLARS I pump is the variable.. the result should be that I received 2.002 gallons, not under 2!! Evidentially, when you pump gas, your really getting your gas in the amount of gallons. the problem with THAT is that you can’t pump.001 of a gallon, it steps by 10ths. so what on earth is it at 1.99 for, and not 2?? damn them.
(and for those of you wondering why I got 2 gallons, my challenge was to return the car with as little gas a possible to the rental place.. and I succeeded!)

Ah, what you have been waiting for. It was a joyous celebration of the happiness of two wonderful young people .:)
(click the first one for a larger version)